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Events
- The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.
- Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park grosses a record $90,161,880 on Memorial Weekend.
Top grossing films
Following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 1997; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for the calendar year. The top ten films of 1997 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK), and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:
As of November 7, 2008, forty-one films released in 1997 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Three films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status. One film (Titanic) has grossed more than $1,800,000,000, making it the second highest grossing film in history. On Sunday, February 22, 1998, Titanic reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 66 days. On Thursday, March 26, 1998 after 98 days in release, Titanic reached $500 million domestically, becoming the first film in history to cross the half-billion-dollar domestic milestone. On Thursday, August 27, 1998 Titanic reached $600 million domestically becoming the most successful box office film in history.Years in film
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2013 and beyondFor a complete list of 1997's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1997&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/
Events
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Taste of Cherry (طعم گيلاس, Ta'm-e gilass), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran / France
- The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi), directed by Shōhei Imamura, Japan
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Hana-bi (Fireworks), directed by Takeshi Kitano, Japan
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The People vs. Larry Flynt, directed by Miloš Forman, Canada / United States
Awards
Films released in 1997
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A
- Absolute Power, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, co-starring Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis, E.G. Marshall
- Addicted to Love, starring Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick
- Air Bud
- Air Force One, starring Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, Gary Oldman
- The Alarmist
- Albino Alligator, directed by Kevin Spacey, starring Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, Viggo Mortensen, Joe Mantegna
- Alien Resurrection, starring Sigourney Weaver
- All Over Me
- An American Werewolf in Paris
- Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou
- Anaconda, starring Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, Jon Voight
- Anastasia, directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
- Another Day in Paradise, starring Melanie Griffith and James Woods
- The Apostle, directed by and starring Robert Duvall, with Miranda Richardson, Farrah Fawcett
- As Good as It Gets, directed by James L. Brooks, starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- The Assignment
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach, starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers
B
- Bang
- Batman & Robin, starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell
- Bean, directed by Mel Smith, starring Rowan Atkinson
- The Beautician and the Beast, starring Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton
- Bent, starring Clive Owen
- Beverly Hills Ninja
- Boogie Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly
- Booty Call
- The Borrowers
- Le Bossu (The Hunchback), starring Daniel Auteuil
- The Boxer, starring Daniel Day-Lewis
- Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell
- Brother (Brat)
- Buddy, starring Rene Russo
- The Butcher Boy, directed by Neil Jordan
- Buud Yam
C
- Campfire Tales
- Career Girls, directed by Mike Leigh
- The Castle
- Cats Don't Dance, directed by Mark Dindal, choreography by Gene Kelly
- Character (Karakter) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Chasing Amy, directed by Kevin Smith, starring Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams
- Children of Heaven (بچههای آسمان), directed by Majid Majidi - first Iranian film to be nominated for an Oscar
- City of Industry, starring Harvey Keitel and Stephen Dorff
- Clockwatchers
- Commandments, starring Courteney Cox
- Con Air, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi
- Conspiracy Theory, directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts
- Contact, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt
- Cop Land, directed by James Mangold, starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
- Cube
D
- Dakan (Destiny) (Guinea)
- Dance of the Wind, directed by Rajan Khosa, starring Kitu Gidwani
- Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (2499 อันธพาลครองเมือง)
- Dangerous Ground, starring Ice Cube
- Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton
- Darklands
- Deconstructing Harry, directed by and starring Woody Allen
- Def Jam's How to Be a Player
- Defying Gravity
- The Devil's Advocate, starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino
- The Devil's Own, directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt
- Different Strokes, starring Dana Plato and Bentley Mitchum
- Dogtown
- Donnie Brasco, directed by Mike Newell, starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp
- Double Team, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mickey Rourke
- Dream with the Fishes
E
- The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin
- The Eel (うなぎ), directed by Shohei Imamura - Palme d'Or award
- The End of Evangelion (July 19 - Japan)
- The End of Violence, directed by Wim Wenders, starring Bill Pullman, Andie McDowell and Gabriel Byrne
- Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (Japan)
- Event Horizon, starring Laurence Fishburne
- Eve's Bayou, starring Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson
- Excess Baggage
F
- Face, starring Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone
- Face/Off, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage
- FairyTale: A True Story
- Fathers' Day, starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal
- FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
- Fever Pitch, starring Colin Firth
- Fierce Creatures, starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin
- The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker
- Fire Down Below, starring Steven Seagal
- …First Do No Harm
- First Time Felon
- Flubber, directed by Les Mayfield, starring Robin Williams, Christopher McDonald, Clancy Brown, voices by Jodi Benson
- Fools Rush In, starring Matthew Perry
- For Richer or Poorer, starring Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley
- Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?)
- Free Willy 3: The Rescue, directed by Sam Pillsbury
- The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle
- Fun Bar Karaoke (ฝันบ้าคาราโอเกะ)
- Funny Games
G
- G.I. Jane, starring Demi Moore
- The Gambler, starring Michael Gambon
- The Game, directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn
- Gang Related
- Gattaca, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
- George of the Jungle, directed by Sam Weisman, starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree and John Cleese (voice only)
- Ghosts
- Gone Fishin', starring Danny Glover and Joe Pesci
- Good Burger
- Goodbye America
- Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon
- Green Fish (초록 물고기)
- Gridlock'd
- Grosse Pointe Blank, starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver
H
- Hacks
- Hamam
- Hana-bi (Fireworks), directed by Takeshi Kitano - Palme d'Or award
- Heaven's Burning, starring Russell Crowe and Youki Kudoh
- Hercules
- Highball
- Hold You Tight
- Home Alone 3, starring Alex D. Linz and Scarlett Johansson
- Hoodlum
- The Hound
- Hugo Pool
- Hurricane Streets
I
- I Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Phillippe
- The Ice Storm, starring Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver
- In & Out, starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack
- Incognito
- Into Thin Air
- Inventing the Abbotts, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly, Liv Tyler, Michael Keaton
J-K
- The Jackal, starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere
- Jackie Brown, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro
- Jackie Chan's First Strike
- Josh and the Big Wall!
- Jungle 2 Jungle, starring Tim Allen
- Just Write, starring Sherilyn Fenn and Jeremy Piven
- Kini and Adams
- Kiss the Girls, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd
- Kull the Conqueror
- Kundun, directed by Martin Scorsese
L
- L.A. Confidential, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito
- Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!
- Lawn Dogs, starring Sam Rockwell and Kathleen Quinlan
- Leave It to Beaver, starring Christopher McDonald and Janine Turner
- Lewis and Clark and George
- Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey
- Life is Beautiful, directed by and starring Roberto Benigni - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Little City
- Live Flesh, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- Lolita, starring Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain
- Lost Highway, starring Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, Balthazar Getty, Robert Loggia, Robert Blake
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore
- Love and Death on Long Island, starring Jason Priestly and John Hurt
- Love Jones, starring Larenz Tate and Nia Long
- Lovelife
M
- Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Mad City, starring Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda
- The Man Who Knew Too Little, starring Bill Murray and Joanne Whalley
- Masterminds
- The MatchMaker, starring Janeane Garofalo
- Meet Wally Sparks, starring Rodney Dangerfield, Cindy Williams, Debi Mazar, Burt Reynolds
- Men in Black, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
- Metro, starring Eddie Murphy
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack
- Mimic, starring Mira Sorvino
- Money Talks, starring Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- Most Wanted
- MouseHunt, starring Nathan Lane
- Mr. Magoo, starring Leslie Nielsen
- Mr. Nice Guy
- Mrs. Brown, starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly
- Mrs. Dalloway, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Natascha McElhone
- Murder at 1600, starring Diane Lane, Wesley Snipes, Alan Alda
- My Best Friend's Wedding, starring Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz
- Myself in the Distant Future
N-O
- Nevada
- Night Falls on Manhattan, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Andy García, Ian Holm, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini
- Nightwatch, starring Ewan McGregor and Nick Nolte
- Nil by Mouth, directed by Gary Oldman, starring Ray Winstone
- Nothing to Lose, starring Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins
- Nowhere
- 187, starring Samuel L. Jackson
- One Night Stand, starring Wesley Snipes
- Operation Condor
- Orgazmo
- Out to Sea, starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Dyan Cannon, Elaine Stritch, Brent Spiner
P
- The Peacemaker, starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman
- Perdita Durango
- The Perfect Circle (Savršeni krug), directed by Ademir Kenović
- The Pest, starring John Leguizamo
- Picture Perfect, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jay Mohr
- Pippi Longstocking
- Playing God
- The Postman, directed by and starring Kevin Costner
- Prefontaine, starring Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill
- Pride Divide
- Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (Japan)
- Private Parts, directed by Betty Thomas, starring Howard Stern
R
- The Rainmaker, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Virginia Madsen, Jon Voight
- Red Corner, starring Richard Gere
- The Relic, starring Penelope Ann Miller
- A River Made to Drown In
- RocketMan
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino
- Rosewood, directed by John Singleton
S
- The Saint, starring Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue
- Scream 2, starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy
- Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez
- Seven Years in Tibet, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Brad Pitt
- Shadow Conspiracy
- She's So Lovely, starring Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta, James Gandolfini
- Shooting Fish
- The Sixth Man
- Smilla's Sense of Snow, starring Julia Ormond
- Soul Food, starring Vanessa L. Williams and Vivica A. Fox
- Space Marines
- Spaceman
- The Spanish Prisoner, starring Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara, Ricky Jay, Steve Martin
- Spawn
- Speed 2: Cruise Control, starring Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric
- Spice World, starring the Spice Girls
- Sprung
- Star Kid
- Star Wars trilogy (Special Edition)
- Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer
- Steel, starring Shaquille O'Neal
- Strawberry Fields
- Suicide Kings, starring Christopher Walken, Johnny Galecki, Henry Thomas, Jay Mohr
- Sunday
- Super Speedway
- The Sweet Hereafter, starring Ian Holm
- Switchback, starring Dennis Quaid and Danny Glover
T
- Taste of Cherry - Palme d'Or award
- That Darn Cat
- That Old Feeling, starring Bette Midler and Dennis Farina
- 'Til There Was You
- Titanic, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
- Tomorrow Never Dies, starring Pierce Brosnan (as James Bond) with Judi Dench and Jonathan Pryce
- Trojan War
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
- Turbulence, starring Lauren Holly and Ray Liotta
U-V
- U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Bob Thornton and Nick Nolte
- Under Pressure, starring Charlie Sheen
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing
- Ulee's Gold, starring Peter Fonda and Patricia Richardson
- Vegas Vacation, starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo
- Volcano, starring Tommy Lee Jones
W
- Wag the Dog, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman
- Waiting for Guffman, directed by and starring Christopher Guest, with Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Fred Willard
- Warriors of Virtue
- Washington Square, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin
- Welcome to Sarajevo, starring Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei
- The Wiggles Movie
- Wild America
- The Wings of the Dove, starring Helena Bonham Carter
- Wishmaster
- The Wrong Guy, starring Dave Foley and Jennifer Tilly
Y-Z
Wide-release films
January–March
- January 1997
- January 10 - The Relic, Turbulence, Jackie Chan's First Strike
- January 17 - Beverly Hills Ninja, Metro
- January 24 - Fierce Creatures, Zeus & Roxanne, In Love and War
- January 29 - Gridlock'd
- January 31 - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition), Meet Wally Sparks, Shadow Conspiracy
- February 1997
- February 7 - Dante's Peak, The Pest
- February 12 - Dangerous Ground
- February 14- Fools Rush In, Vegas Vacation, Absolute Power, That Darn Cat
- February 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition), Rosewood
- February 28 - Booty Call, Donnie Brasco, Smilla's Sense of Snow
- March 1997
- March 7 - Jungle 2 Jungle, Private Parts
- March 14 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Special Edition), Love Jones
- March 21- Liar Liar, Selena
- March 28 - The 6th Man, B.A.P.S., Cats Don't Dance, The Devil's Own, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
April–June
- April 1997
- April 4- Double Team, Chasing Amy, The Saint
- April 11 - Anaconda, Grosse Pointe Blank
- April 18 - 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, McHale's Navy, Murder at 1600
- April 25 - Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion, Volcano
- May 1997
- May 2 - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Breakdown, Warriors of Virtue
- May 9 - The Fifth Element, Fathers' Day
- May 14 - Sprung
- May 16 - Night Falls on Manhattan
- May 23 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- May 30 - Gone Fishin'
- June 1997
- June 6 - Con Air
- June 13 - Speed 2: Cruise Control, Ulee's Gold
- June 20 - Batman & Robin, My Best Friend's Wedding
- June 27 - Hercules, Face/Off
July–September
- July 1997
- July 2 - Men in Black, Out to Sea
- July 4 - Wild America
- July 9 - 4 Little Girls
- July 11 - Contact
- July 18 - George of the Jungle, Nothing to Lose, Operation Condor
- July 25 - Air Force One, Good Burger
- August 1997
- August 1 - Spawn, Air Bud, Picture Perfect
- August 3 - One Eight Seven
- August 6 - Def Jam's How to Be a Player
- August 8 - Free Willy 3: The Rescue, Conspiracy Theory
- August 15 - Cop Land, Steel, Event Horizon
- August 22 - G.I. Jane, Masterminds, Money Talks, Mimic, Leave It to Beaver
- August 27 - Hoodlum
- August 29 - Excess Baggage, Kull the Conqueror
- September 1997
- September 5 - Fire Down Below
- September 10 - In & Out
- September 12 - The Game
- September 19 - L.A. Confidential, Wishmaster
- September 26 - The Edge, Soul Food, The Peacemaker, The Assignment
October–December
- October 1997
- October 3 - Kiss the Girls, U Turn
- October 8 - Gang Related
- October 10 - Seven Years in Tibet, RocketMan, Most Wanted
- October 17 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Devil's Advocate
- October 24 - Gattaca, FairyTale: A True Story
- October 31 - Red Corner, Switchback
- November 1997
- November 7 - Starship Troopers, Bean, Mad City, Eve's Bayou
- November 14 - The Jackal, The Man Who Knew Too Little
- November 21 - Anastasia, The Rainmaker, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, The Sweet Hereafter
- November 26 - Alien Resurrection, Flubber
- December 1997
- December 5 - Good Will Hunting, The Borrowers
- December 12 - Scream 2, Amistad, For Richer or Poorer, Home Alone 3
- December 17 - Wag the Dog
- December 19 - Titanic, MouseHunt, Tomorrow Never Dies
- December 25 - As Good as It Gets, Jackie Brown, The Postman, Mr. Magoo, An American Werewolf in Paris
Births
- January 24 - Jonah Bobo, American actor
- April 2 - Stefan Tomasi, Canadian actor
- October 8 - Bella Thorne, American actress/child model
- October 28 - Sierra McCormick, American actress
Notable deaths
Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997)
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